Samantha Beiko
BIO
Biography

S.M. Beiko is a Winnipeg-based fantasy author and an award-winning graphic novelist. Her work includes The Lake and the Library, the award-winning Realms of Ancient trilogy (Scion of the Fox, Children of the Bloodlands and The Brilliant Dark), and the webcomic Krampus Is My Boyfriend! Beiko won the 2020 Best Graphic Novel Aurora Award and was nominated for the 2020 Joe Shuster Award. Her newest series, The Brindlewatch Quintet, began with the Kirkus Starred The Stars of Mount Quixx and continues with The Door in Lake Mallion, and three forthcoming instalments. 

Beiko also works in the comics publishing industry as an anthologist, serving as the editor on Gothic Tales of Haunted Love and Gothic Tales of Haunted Futures. She currently serves as the Artistic Director for Winnipeg's Prairie Comics Festival.

ADDRESS
City: Winnipeg, Province/Territory: Manitoba
EMAIL
GENRE
Young Adult, Fantasy
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
The Lake and the Library
Publisher
ECW Press
Year
2013
Title
Scion of the Fox
Publisher
ECW PRESS
Year
2017
Title
Children Of the Bloodlands
Publisher
ECW PRESS
Year
2018
Title
Gothic Tales of Haunted Love
Publisher
Bedside Press
Year
2018
Title
The Brilliant Dark
Publisher
ECW PRESS
Year
2019
Title
Gothic Tales of Haunted Futures
Publisher
Renegade Arts LTD.
Year
2020
Title
Krampus Is My Boyfriend! Vol 1
Publisher
Self Published
Year
2021
Title
The Stars of Mount Quixx
Publisher
ECW Press
Year
2023
Title
The Door in Lake Mallion
Publisher
ECW Press
Year
2024
AWARDS
Awards
Name
Copper Cylinder Award
Publication
Scion of the Fox
Year
2018
Name
Aurora Award
Publication
Krampus Is My Boyfriend!
Year
2020
LINKS
Links
Main Website
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentation details
Audience Size
Audience size
Any
Presentation Genre
Fiction, science fiction, fantasy, young adult, teen, comics and graphic novels
Presentation Length
60-90 minute
Presentation Description
Presentation description

I can provide presentations on a variety of topics, including:

- Writing for teen audiences

- Structural tips for completing a novel

- Developing story for novel length fiction

- Comic script writing

- Comic/graphic novel development

- How to get started as a writer

- Book publishing 101 - traditional versus self publishing

Presentation Fee(s)
$350 for anything under 4 hours; $700 full day rate (7 hrs)
School presentation details
Audience Size
Any
Intended Audience
Age 12+
Presentation Length
60 mins
Presentation Fee(s)
$350 for anything under 4 hours; $700 full day rate (7 hrs)
EQUITY INITIATIVE
As part of the Union’s Equity Implementation Plan, we are committed to increasing awareness of authors who are Black, Indigenous, racialized, LGBTQI2S, or living with a disability. This author identifies as:
Members who identify as:
LGBTQI2S
Programs & Interests
Interested in participating Union’s Ontario Writers-in-the-Schools program:
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Yes
Interested in participating in the Northern Ontario WITS program:
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Yes